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2023 Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota

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$111,936 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, engineering students earned 569 degrees and certificates from a South Dakota school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Engineering program at each school on the list.

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The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Engineering Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, SD
17 Doctor's Degrees

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota School of Mines and Technology the most popular school in South Dakota for engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public college with a small student population.

About 29% of the students majoring in engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD
12 Doctor's Degrees

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in South Dakota. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

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#3

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD
1 Doctor's Degrees

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of South Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular engineering schools in South Dakota. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

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Best Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,618
Minnesota 2,350
Iowa 2,616
Missouri 3,253
Nebraska 699
North Dakota 787

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904
Materials Engineering 3,415
Other Engineering 2,760
Environmental Engineering 2,759
Operations Research 1,698
Agricultural Engineering 1,472
Engineering Science 1,454
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 1,378
Petroleum Engineering 1,256
Robotics Engineering 1,243
Architectural Engineering 1,012
Engineering Physics 994
Manufacturing Engineering 947
Construction Engineering 878
Nuclear Engineering 864
Marine Engineering 445
Biological Engineering 410
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 360
Geoscience Engineering 325
Mining Engineering 314
Textile Engineering 310
Ocean Engineering 285
Engineering Mechanics 272
Metallurgical Engineering 179
Energy Systems Engineering 138
Biochemical Engineering 109
Ceramic Engineering 94
Surveying Engineering 73
Electromechanical Engineering 45
Forest Engineering 41
Paper Science & Engineering 27
Engineering Chemistry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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